Editing Dead on arrival (section)

{{Short description|Person who died before professionals saw them}}
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{{Distinguish|Dead or alive (disambiguation){{!}}dead or alive}}
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'''Dead on arrival''' ('''DOA''') indicates that a patient is unsalvageable, i.e. cannot be resuscitated, upon arrival at a medical facility.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Pasquale |first1=Michael D. |last2=Rhodes |first2=Michael |last3=Cipolle |first3=Mark D. |last4=Hanley |first4=Terrance |last5=Wasser |first5=Thomas |date=October 1996 |title=Defining "Dead on Arrival" |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199610000-00022 |journal=The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care |volume=41 |issue=4 |pages=726–730 |doi=10.1097/00005373-199610000-00022 |pmid=8858036 |issn=1079-6061|url-access=subscription }}</ref> '''Dead in the field''', '''brought in dead''' ('''BID'''), and '''dead right there''' ('''DRT''') are terms which similarly indicate that a patient was found to be already [[Clinical death|clinically dead]] upon the arrival of professional medical assistance, often in the form of [[first responder]]s such as [[emergency medical technician]]s, [[paramedic]]s, [[firefighter]]s, or [[police]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

In some jurisdictions, first responders must consult verbally with a [[physician]] before officially pronouncing a patient deceased, but once [[cardiopulmonary resuscitation]] (CPR) is initiated, it must be continued until a physician can pronounce the patient dead.